2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2003 was a tournament. It was the tenth version of the tournament. It was in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, and Turku in Finland. The tournaments were between 13 August and 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1986 could join this tournament.
Teams
 Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)AFC (Asia)2002 AFC U-17 ChampionshipCAF (Africa)2003 African U-17 ChampionshipCONCACAF(North, Central America & Caribbean)2003 CONCACAF U-17 TournamentCONMEBOL (South America)2003 South American U-17 ChampionshipOFC (Oceania)2003 OFC U-17 ChampionshipUEFA (Europe)Host nation2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Venues
The tournament was played in four cities in Finland: Helsinki, Turku, Tampere and Lahti.

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Squads
For a list of the squads see 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads

Group stage
All times are local (EEST/UTC+3)

Group A
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Group B
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Note: Second place was determined by drawing of lots

Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Playoff for third place

Final

Goalscorers

Final ranking

RankTeam16510151+1416264111610+61336411104+61346321145+911 Eliminated in the quarter-finals5420287+166412155057411235–24841121118–74 Eliminated at the group stage9311133041030307703113102611–53123102312–9313301268–2114301257–2115301248–4116300316–50

 References 

Other websites
FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003, FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)

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Category:Sport in Helsinki
Category:2003 in association football
Category:Football competitions in Europe